Elastic Search AWS Cloudformation Script

cloudformation-aws-elasticsearch.json

{
  "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09",

  "Description" : "Creates auto scaling Elastic Search Cluster",

  "Parameters" : {
    "InstanceType" : {
      "Description" : "Elastic Search node instance type",
      "Type" : "String",
      "Default" : "t2.small",
      "AllowedValues" : [ "t1.micro", "t2.micro", "t2.small", "t2.medium", "m1.small", "m1.medium", "m1.large",
        "m1.xlarge", "m2.xlarge", "m2.2xlarge", "m2.4xlarge", "m3.medium", "m3.large", "m3.xlarge", "m3.2xlarge", "c1.medium", "c1.xlarge", "c3.large", "c3.xlarge", "c3.2xlarge",
        "c3.4xlarge", "c3.8xlarge", "g2.2xlarge", "r3.large", "r3.xlarge", "r3.2xlarge", "r3.4xlarge", "r3.8xlarge", "i2.xlarge", "i2.2xlarge", "i2.4xlarge", "i2.8xlarge",
        "hi1.4xlarge", "hs1.8xlarge", "cr1.8xlarge", "cc2.8xlarge", "cg1.4xlarge"],
      "ConstraintDescription" : "must be a valid EC2 instance type."
    },
    "InstanceCount" : {
      "Description" : "Number of instances to start",
      "Default": "3",
      "MinValue": "2",
      "MaxValue": "12",
      "Type" : "Number"
    },
    "KeyName" : {
      "Description" : "Name of an existing EC2 KeyPair to enable SSH access to the instances",
      "Type" : "AWS::EC2::KeyPair::KeyName",
      "ConstraintDescription" : "Must be the name of an existing EC2 KeyPair."
    },
    "VPCId" : {
      "Description" : "VPC you are trying launch the instances in",
      "Type" : "AWS::EC2::VPC::Id",
      "ConstraintDescription" : "Must be a valid vpc ID"
    },
    "SubnetIds" : {
      "Description" : "Specify subnets where to launch the instances",
      "Type" : "List<AWS::EC2::Subnet::Id>",
      "ConstraintDescription" : "Must be a subnet"
    },
    "SubnetAZ": {
      "Description": "Availability Zones of the Subnet",
      "Type": "List<AWS::EC2::AvailabilityZone::Name>"
    },
    "Environment": {
      "AllowedValues": [
        "local",
        "dev",
        "staging",
        "prod"
      ],
      "ConstraintDescription": "must be a valid environment",
      "Default": "dev",
      "Description": "Environment",
      "Type": "String"
    },
    "ServiceName": {
          "Default": "",
          "Description": "Service Name",
          "Type": "String"
        }
  },

  "Mappings" : {
    "AWSInstanceType2Arch": {
      "t1.micro": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "t2.micro": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "t2.small": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "t2.medium": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "m1.small": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m1.medium": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m1.large": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m1.xlarge": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m2.xlarge": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m2.2xlarge": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m2.4xlarge": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "m3.medium": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "m3.large": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "m3.xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "m3.2xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "c1.medium": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "c1.xlarge": {"Arch": "PV64"},
      "c3.large": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "c3.xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "c3.2xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "c3.4xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "c3.8xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "g2.2xlarge": {"Arch": "HVMG2"},
      "r3.large": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "r3.xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "r3.2xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "r3.4xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "r3.8xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "i2.xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "i2.2xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "i2.4xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "i2.8xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "hi1.4xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "hs1.8xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "cr1.8xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"},
      "cc2.8xlarge": {"Arch": "HVM64"}
    },
    "AWSRegionArch2AMI": {
      "us-east-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-21630d44"
      },
      "us-west-2": {
        "HVM64": "ami-cf3c21ff"
      },
      "us-west-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-c52dd781"
      },
      "eu-west-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-9d2f0fea"
      },
      "ap-southeast-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-96c2c8c4"
      },
      "ap-northeast-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-0841ca08"
      },
      "ap-southeast-2": {
        "HVM64": "ami-f32b64c9"
      },
      "sa-east-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-4ddb4e50"
      },
      "cn-north-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-18980421"
      },
      "eu-central-1": {
        "HVM64": "ami-6265657f"
      }
    }
  },

  "Resources" : {
    "RootRole": {
      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
      "Properties": {
        "AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
          "Version" : "2012-10-17",
          "Statement": [ {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Principal": {
              "Service": [ "ec2.amazonaws.com" ]
            },
            "Action": [ "sts:AssumeRole" ]
          } ]
        },
        "Path": "/",
        "Policies": [
          {
            "PolicyDocument": {
              "Version": "2012-10-17",
              "Statement": [{
                "Effect":"Allow",
                "Action":"iam:PassRole",
                "Resource":"*"
              },
                {
                  "Effect":"Allow",
                  "Action":"iam:ListInstanceProfiles",
                  "Resource":"*"
                },
                {
                  "Effect":"Allow",
                  "Action":"ec2:*",
                  "Resource":"*"
                }]
            },
            "PolicyName": "allowEC2"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "ElasticSearchProfile": {
      "Properties": {
        "Path": "/",
        "Roles": [
          {
            "Ref": "RootRole"
          }
        ]
      },
      "Type": "AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile"
    },
    "ElasticSearchSecurityGroup": {
      "Metadata" : { "Note" : "Replace with your own IP address/range" },
      "Properties": {
        "GroupDescription": "Security group allows access to ES from specific IP range",
        "SecurityGroupIngress": [
          {
            "CidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
            "FromPort": "22",
            "IpProtocol": "tcp",
            "ToPort": "22"
          },
          {
            "CidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
            "FromPort": "9200",
            "IpProtocol": "tcp",
            "ToPort": "9200"
          },
          {
            "CidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
            "FromPort": "9300",
            "IpProtocol": "tcp",
            "ToPort": "9300"
          }
        ],
        "VpcId": { "Ref": "VPCId"}
      },
      "Type": "AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup"
    },
    "ServerGroup": {
      "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup",
      "Properties": {
        "AvailabilityZones": { "Ref" : "SubnetAZ" },
        "VPCZoneIdentifier" : { "Ref": "SubnetIds"},
        "LaunchConfigurationName": {
          "Ref": "ESLaunchConfig"
        },
        "MinSize": "2",
        "MaxSize": "12",
        "DesiredCapacity": {
          "Ref": "InstanceCount"
        },
        "Tags": [
          { "Key": "Name", "Value": { "Ref": "AWS::StackName" }, "PropagateAtLaunch": true },
          { "Key": "Environment", "Value": { "Ref": "Environment" }, "PropagateAtLaunch": true },
          { "Key": "Owner",  "Value": "Owner", "PropagateAtLaunch": true },
          { "Key": "Service", "Value": { "Ref": "ServiceName" }, "PropagateAtLaunch": true }
        ]
      }
    },
    "ESLaunchConfig": {
      "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
      "Properties": {
        "InstanceType": {"Ref": "InstanceType"},
        "IamInstanceProfile": {
          "Ref": "ElasticSearchProfile"
        },
        "SecurityGroups": [
          { "Ref": "ElasticSearchSecurityGroup" }
        ],
        "KeyName": {"Ref": "KeyName"},
        "ImageId" : { "Fn::FindInMap" : [ "AWSRegionArch2AMI", { "Ref" : "AWS::Region" },
          { "Fn::FindInMap" : [ "AWSInstanceType2Arch", { "Ref" : "InstanceType" }, "Arch" ] } ] },
        "BlockDeviceMappings": [
          {
            "DeviceName": "/dev/sda1",
            "Ebs": {
              "VolumeSize": "100",
              "VolumeType" : "gp2"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },

  "Outputs" : {

  }
}

How do I launch Elastic Search 2.3 domain suing this template? Where do I specify the version for ES?

You would need to bake your own AMI with 2.3 and reference it